My Awakening the Body service welcomes all genders, body types, and disabilities.
In person and online sessions.
Somatic Sex Education, embodiment coaching, genital mapping, boundary and consent work, sexological bodywork, scar tissue remediation.
I am here to support you on your unique journey into embodiment.
You might be asking yourself:
- How can I cultivate a deep sense of comfort and love for my body?
- How can I create more intimacy in all areas of my life?
- How can I rekindle sexuality within my relationships?
- How can I open up to feeling more sensation in my body, and different pathways to potential pleasure?
- What is sex anyway?
This is For You.
All emotions are welcome: whether it’s embracing pleasure and playfulness, addressing fears and inhibitions, navigating numbness, or untangling confusion, know that each experience is honored within a trauma-informed framework.
I welcome all genders and body types.
This work is supportive of all your relationships. I work with individuals, couples, as well as with folx in open, and polyamorous relational ways of being. My spaces of facilitation are places to allow the possibilities of radical self acceptance and love.
I work online and in-person. Details and pricing of my Offerings are available on my website: www.rachealcharlie.com
About Me
As a dedicated Somatic Sex Educator, I intertwine professional expertise with a deeply personal journey toward sexual embodiment. Holding certifications as a Sexological Bodyworker and in Somatic Sex Education from the Institute for Studies in Somatic Sex Education, I also bring the healing arts into my practice as a registered massage therapist with a Diploma in Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies from the Australian Shiatsu College. My passion for fostering open conversations about sexuality comes to life in my podcast, “Awakening the Body,” where I explore themes of sexuality, psychedelics, trauma, shame, acceptance, and loving self-kindness.
My personal path has been shaped by overcoming early sexual trauma and complex PTSD, experiences that have transformed into wisdom and empowerment. This journey of self-discovery and collaboration has led me to a profound connection with my body, pleasure, and intimacy, enriching my life with joy and playfulness.
I understand that your own journey towards embodiment and pleasure is completely unique to you. As your guide and advocate, I am here to provide support and guidance tailored to your individual needs and desires.
I am based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, on the unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka/Mohawk Nation.
What is Somatic Sex Education?
Somatic Sex Education is an approach to sexual education and healing that focuses on the integration of the mind, body, and emotions. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and experiencing sexuality not just as a cognitive or intellectual concept, but as a lived, embodied experience.
Somatic Sex Education recognizes that our bodies hold valuable information and wisdom about our sexuality. It aims to cultivate a greater awareness of bodily sensations, pleasure, and desires, and to develop a sense of agency and empowerment in relation to one’s own body and sexuality.
SSE (Somatic Sex Education) often incorporates various techniques and practices, such as breathwork, movement, touch, mindfulness, and dialogue. We create safe and non-judgmental spaces for individuals to explore their bodies, sensations, boundaries, desires, and any emotional or past traumas that may impact their sexuality.
The intention of SSE is to support individuals in developing a deeper connection with their bodies, fostering a healthier relationship with their sexuality, and enabling them to make informed choices and embrace pleasure in ways that align with their unique desires and values. It can be beneficial for those seeking to heal from sexual trauma, increase sexual confidence, enhance pleasure, address sexual concerns, or simply deepen their understanding and experience of their own sexuality.
Testimonial:
“I want to thank Racheal for welcoming me in a tailor-made Reclaiming Eros private retreat! Thank you dear Racheal for your heart, loving hands, and amazing set of skills including (but not limited to!) such a deep reverence for humans, a great listening and atunement capacity, a calm presence, a sense of wonder for the body, a curiosity for pleasure, lots of playfulness and humor, not to mention your yummy cooking! Thanks for accepting the challenge of a deep dive, and being adventurous enough to say Yes to my request of 5 sessions over 3 days! It was amazing, nurturing, healing, empowering. As you said: “it is a sacred, brave and important work that we do.” Marika
My Awakening the Body service welcomes all genders, body types, and disabilities.